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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1995

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Currently held offices

• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (since 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Services Sub-Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
• Member, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee ( 2 Jul 2019 to 23 Apr 2020)
• Member, Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee (17 May 2018 to 19 Mar 2019)
• Member, Insurance Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Nov 2014 to 24 Dec 2014)
• Member, Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL] Committee (28 Oct 2013 to 16 Dec 2013)
• Member, Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Jun 2012 to 24 Jul 2012)
• Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (13 May 2010 to 14 Oct 2013)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (13 May 2010 to 18 Dec 2013)
• Leader in the House of Lords, Spokesperson for Constitutional Affairs ( 8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (10 Dec 2008 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Ministry of Justice (27 Jul 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (22 May 2006 to 31 Oct 2006)
• Leader In the House of Lords (22 Feb 2005 to 21 Mar 2006)
• Leader, House of Lords (22 Feb 2005 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) ( 2 Dec 2004 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) ( 2 Dec 2004 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee ( 2 Dec 2004 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Member, House Committee (Lords) ( 1 Dec 2004 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (24 Nov 2004 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords (24 Nov 2004 to 15 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Broadcasting), Culture, Media & Sport (26 Jan 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)
• Deputy Leader, House of Lords (26 Jan 2004 to 15 Nov 2004)
• Member, Draft Communications Bill (Joint Committee) (29 Apr 2002 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Public Service, Committee on (30 Apr 1996 to 19 Nov 1998)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee ( 3 May 1979 to 15 May 1987)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) ( 3 May 1979 to 9 Jun 1983)

Recent appearances

• Prison Capacities - Question for Short Debate 12 Sep 2024

  My Lords, by this time, the Minister must be thinking that this is going to be an easy job. I am afraid he has to learn, if he has not learned already, that the House of Lords is not the best place to assess either public opinion or opinion in the other place about penal policy. Nevertheless, the contributions that he has heard today should give him confidence that if, as most of us are...

• House of Lords: Composition - Private Notice Question 5 Sep 2024

  My Lords, one of the benefits of this House is that some of us have been around a long time. I was much involved in the decision 25 years ago. The truth was that Viscount Cranborne, now the Marquess of Salisbury, had tied the Labour Government up in knots. The decision to allow hereditary Peers to remain was a way of untying that knot, with a solemn promise that legislation would be brought...

• King’s Speech - Debate (6th Day) 24 Jul 2024

  My Lords, I give congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, on his maiden speech, and to what is now a very formidable Front Bench, with the noble Lords, Lord Timpson, Lord Hanson and Lord Ponsonby, answering on these issues. The noble Lord, Lord Timpson, has the great advantage of being appointed by a Prime Minister who himself has a deep knowledge and experience of the...

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